Career
In 1940, he became the vicar of Hiroshima, and on 6 August 1945 he was critically wounded by the nuclear blast in that city, which is depicted in John Hersey"s book Hiroshima. Shortly thereafter, he returned to Germany. In September 1946, he had an audience with Pope Pius XII, in which he revealed his plan to build in Hiroshima a cathedral dedicated to the idea of world peace.
Designed by Japanese architect Togo Murano, construction on the cathedral began in 1950 and on 6 August 1954, the Memorial Cathedral for World Peace (ja)was dedicated.
Following Harada"s death in 1961, Enomiya-Lassalle became an apprentice of one of Harada"s students, Yamada Koun. With Enomiya-Lassalle"s active assistance, he attracted a number of Catholic priests and nuns as students.